Try a VIP experience

Get closer than you ever imagined to your favorite zoo animals at a VIP Experience! You'll be guided by an expert zookeeper as you step behind the scenes at the zoo. Get details at http://kidszoo.org/programs-and-events/vip-experiences/, or call 427-6808 to register. Choose from:

*Giraffe Feeding and Behind the Scenes Visit: Feed the giraffe herd in their barn

*Penguin Feeding: Join keepers on the beach

*Orangutan Painting: Watch Tengku and Melati create a masterpiece just for you

*Lion Feeding and Morning Rounds: Prep the exhibit and feed Bill and Ina

It's festival time!

Going to the Fort Wayne Newspapers Three Rivers Festival Parade at 9:45 a.m. Saturday? K'Zoo, our mascot, and our Z-Team volunteers will be there! Be sure to give our crew a big cheer when you see them.

K'Zoo appears at many local parades and festivals. Look for the zoo van at a parade near you!

Cheryl Piropato is education and communications director for the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo.